New BlackBerry Bold 9700 Onyx Officially Announced

Valid until 31 January 2015 (unless noted)

Finally, Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the successor of the BlackBerry Bold 9000, that is the New BlackBerry Bold 9700 or Bold2, also known as codename Onyx. Of course this brand-new 3G smart phone has better features, specifications, design, and better performance than the previous BlackBerry Bold.BlackBerry Bold 9700 is equipped with 624 MHz processor, 256 MB flash memory, built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.2 MP camera, and a screen size 2.4 inches (480 x 360 resolution). Interestingly, RIM changed the trackball navigation into trackpad (like BlackBerry Gemini), complete with a soft keyboard.Wrapped in dark chrome and the back side is wrapped with a kind of leather skin, making phone dimension of 2.36 x 4.29 x 0.56 inches is worth considering, moreover, have reduced weight, which is 122 grams.What distinguishes it from previous versions is that Onyx has integrated BlackBerry OS 5.0, which is able to offer e-mail experience and much better calendar, and faster JavaScript and CSS execution.

For multimedia features, same as the previous versions, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is also able to playing music up to 38 hours non-stop, video, images, and supports for BlackBerry Desktop Manager, both for PC and Mac, as well as BlackBerry Media Sync for iTunes synchronization and Windows Media Player. Also equipped with 3,5 mm stereo headset.